reporter: ab solutely because india has yet to condemn s russian s actions in ukraine, while the other three have called out russia s actions, india has been on the fence. as far as the u.n. statements are concerned, they ve gone as far as condemning the violence and killings but they haven t directly condemned russia and that has been a bone of contention when it comes to the west. there s been relentless pressure to come out and take a clear stance against russia. like you pointed out, india s ties go back decades. it s heavily reliant on russia for its defense supplies. you have three countries more or less on the same page with russia s actions. but india has been focussed on maintaining the balancing act until now. i spoke to a senior fellow and
so where s the snow? this is rare. there should be snow. in this years is less. and more sound of music. everything from the place to the geo politics is different. often in dramatic ways. this is cafe snyder normally. it s an excellent cape shop here in davos. in recent years it s been taken over by india, which is still here now. and also russia. this was the russia house. look closely, it s sort of the same but different. now, it s the russia war crimes house. ukraine has its own place of honor.
hello, welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states. and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom. i m rose mary church. just aahead as the u.s., japan i india and australia meet to tackle the huge issues of ukraine, covid and preserving democracy. president biden backtracks on comments about taiwan. we are just hours away from polls opening up in georgia. why this pivotal election is pitting donald trump against mike pence. how the former vice president could one up his old boss. vladimir putin receives a stinging rebuke from one och his senior diplomats. why a top russian official says he has never been so ashamed of his country.
it may become it take over taiwan by force. given the likely improvement of taiwan s defense capability with the u.s. getting more serious in helping and preparing the island to fight the war. exactly right. what more are you learning about the one on one meeting between india s prime minister and president biden given india has resisted u.s. pressure so far to punish russia over the war in ukraine. nothing really changed in terms of india s stand on russia. the meetings under way and across the table key issues will be discussed. the first likely pointed out would be russia given india neutral stand on the invasion of ukraine. by far india has not really called out directly the action ands invasion of ukraine and this has been a point of contention with many western nations who have actually sent their representatives to india over the last couple months
this caps off his trip to asia in attempt to bolster u.s. alliances in the region. and counter china s growing dominance. the visit hasn t been without controversy. the white house is walking back biden s comments that the u.s. would be willing to defend taiwan militarily if china attacks. mr. biden is also clarifying u.s. policy on the issue is unchanged. beijing is pushing back telling the u.s. not to meddle in its internal affairs. and cnn is covering this story from every angle with reporters spread out across the region. our kevin and blake are live in tokyo. cnn steven jang in beijing with reaction from china. and standing by in india. welcome to you all. kevin, let s start with you. of course we d like to hear the main points coming out of the quad summit but also